The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21

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than three from o State Tor edcl n e pre-
sented eE the fogT q tEis cofFSll ., ~
~. l1uisidun, Aisllggiup a7fa hif sat So
I'll frqSN tlIs StateA Of Tennessee and lltaaouIl,
and for otler Sta es which Yl3ay 1estfe % en-
ter With those named ID the attainment O
t1e object IN view, said ceEnuiisteq q ntnff
i5rgfn 20 fNfbinutan on o. nbotft jan. @ As.At
Tor th6 purpose OF aidtulg aud eNperiitink %
pSasaig6 OF any measures SHhieh may " %
fore Congress. looking to the lulpfottit.e ~
LOT the tiiEsiaslpp river NAN Gat1oIii pro Tee
zion Of its aiil1viak lniads, ofile Development
Of ils material interests; and l. a;iaA ee M
I. provide funds to flefrav the expangas OF the
delegates to and from " ashIngtoii ailu WINS
ahene. i
Ii guflIs ii slIall be TO Iaeet in NRalliBgfon, u
FL f1., Jan. 4 o next, and that the chairman be
/ instructed to correspond with the sin1eriioTs
Of the States hers Represented rc1il9s tins.
= them to ssk The Governors Of either 6tatss
interested IN Missisalppi river illf me Z
% appoint twenty delegates each 70 ltiatiu
the meeting Of the GorTentaon tllere. n nTtle5
ii to take part in the deliberations and 70 AID
in inducing adequate leQ1siattpn TOT 8SiN
river in1prqveEeent; provided, tile fnlflll ltlse
date ~ n1ostinw at Washington 81 their dis
Tie committees provided feT. IA the reEoln-
tiOnB were duly appointed and entered upon
the performances OF their dIlties with the best
results The Warrington convention power
fully assisted them 10 their work anu GRE
AEl4t EEL4lE . EanklEiftAAt Al AsltAA VI AAs9
objects Of both conveniiopand committees
tbat the necessary appropriations were ioTth-
| coming and tho River CoInnilsslon saw ~
way clear, aasisti c0ufining the riYeIsItth-
| Ia is tanks.
i Ghns, 10
COY. lrlESEnYAs INITIATIVE
/ Is IzenisiaMa largely indebted, not only for
! the interest unaffected IN laYee matters m
tho State Itself but for Federal Rssi lance III
the work Of maintaining and rebuilding
% .iihs work itself Coy. sIdEpery reported
~ follows to the Legislature Message Hay
siRoe he report made to the General as
4 senlbly IN April, 1882, 12O contracts for
the construct e leFees 1Afe been plst,g,
and nearly Al Of them have been fa1thtuily
1 a1ecltted. The T9rk done under these .cglI-
trzcta and the unfinislled work under prior
i contrasts not consisted IN April, 1882,
amounts tO nearly lao mileg o. ieEee, re-
1 Qtiflng 5, 6uD. B30 cubie yards Of ca lEQIE,
ut 3. c0st 81 &B81, g7o. The State dneing the
| Ban1e period expended for ntsYeiihng or
closing Grey aEsss S3j, : 90, making an aggne-
| gate cost Of lsYee work f0r the period Of
| 1923, 4TO.
az 6nited ststas Mississippi River Com
I mission, IN August, 1852, allotted $4,000
70 close gaps IN lsyees between the mouths Of
/ Red river and Cypress creek, and &i10s 600
/ 70 clo36 gaps in PQinta 5DOupee, al for laYees
ln loiiislela except sos .ss;i, Hslcl Hals *
pended Tor levee work in Arkansas. The
silm Of sis, 900 Hss likewise allotted toward
4 building the Bonnet Care ieTee. and other
4 allottnents were made forthe protection o.
/ isyees during the late food.
4 Enc leyee.wVrs in Louisiana by the United
! States Commission nearly equals that done
/ BY ne state, being psainly above the mouth
! Of He'd river, and 1t has cost the United
States government 1899, 3s1.
The Ilplrlan parishes expended on laVeas
siRre IS large Sums, reports from ten par
| indiyidual funds expended. Thfee failrosd
4 companies alone expended SOC, $50. Thus
! the total amount expended on iGgaes in Lou
issqna has been ~ o AS 600 Rinee A SSH"
/ MISUNDERSTANDING the fact that IN 1859
/ some q the riparian parishes were suhieeted
/ TO another overflow, owing 10 the Tact tiaat
4 many OF the laRees ta9t vent down before
/ the Hood Of fi4e proceeding year had not been
rebuilt, OF were MOI sufficiently hardened to
4 withstand the rise of 1888, Coy. AIcl1neFy
was fully justified by the facts IN dtldinE:
/ In the beginning Of March, 1854, tho
lsyees 81 Louisiana gFe1s in IL ter condition
! than they have been At any revlGlIs time for
| more than t8enty years" With such energy
/ gHE WORK or REBUIIDIaG THE LETEEs
/ and repziriag the waste created Eby the walters
4 been Isgosqeated IN the Ene9IltiRAc, and 20
eneEget5cally and systeInatieally has the work
| Of leVee gEreliE tlleHing aRd bailding been
continued that the foods since 1888 have
/ been successfully Tesiated traFe local gre
vases exeepbellj, and the peQpls Of the Ti9a-
1 rian paTishe have been able to SOW and resp
! behind the dives erected for their .pretec-
4 tien, in full nddsnce that they would With
Gland the pressure Of the waters. Isapds
RlalIdQned for g quarter OF q century have
| again been llTOught INTO cultivation, yaluea
I ia the riparian 3aFisIas haze increased, and
i prOspeFit W IL again within reach Of Tire dwell
1 eEH By the banks OF the rivers.
/ SO eneFgetieailY, IN fact, MAS tho work OF
] se1llldlnR and palri9lg eentinHed that GOV,
/ AlcEnery syag el41laled 70 report in hiH last
message 70 Ipa General Assembly, Alay 10,
] 1885, 90 fellows:
A The eYee work undertaken and finished
4 glpee ypir 4asi session aEld The fepeFb ct the
] Stale engineer amounts to ffftr-seYel miles
/ on new leYeas and the raising and enlarge
Inent Of slEteen miles OF old leYeaN. The
! to 2il45 81 s enbio yards at a cost Of 1904, I
4 405 90.
/ THE expepdisurs ineHETed in the spring
@ lss4, 4lIder sseagn A 2 Of act No SIS 81
! 1850, by 4XeeltlFe orders TO egmplate pay
/ men fer the Bonnet Carrie and the 6lpossUTn
/ York leYeas, and npder Act Mo- ,i3 OF 1894
for the repair Uf 8lill Bayou cqlYert and by
res9lutloHs d Iensas Basin District have
amounted to 500. 0B9 al.
] 'tDaFing the last two years there have
besJ3 pat M tsQ3, q z eablc wards Of earth
made, but not finished at the date OF tle last
report Of the l}osEYi of state ISnginesTs.
/ !, spae4al taxes have been voted BIZ some IF
the MISSISSIPPI RIVER parishes for tho repair
and pTeser yation Of 4eYees, ard above the
L 4aouth Qt bed river Large and Important
4 teYees haye been eoDstraeted- Individuals
4 have sided BY priFate subscriptions and Die
railroads have also assisted. az these efforts
l0f parishes. citizens and raiiFnad oorpora-
tons 40 miles Of leFes5 which were below
tho level Of eEtleme 1pDdH have besn
strengthened and Ta5sed from one To three
'feet shove tho alghesk WAbeF mark IN this
i work the Board OF s1gineera have Ilade SUR
Ysys, s1eeEleati9ne and ealculatlQas as TO
Quantity and cost ef work and other datAilS.s
Asa result OF this
4 VIGOROUS AND UHREEIHFnsG WORK
i upon the legees Coy AIeEnery Was able III
4 dispose Of the subject Of leTee5 for the time
being, IS follows:
n ri u gratifying to be able tn say u, gSoli
and the pe9pla Of Qur State shat cur leVees
arc undoubtedly higher STRONGER sind better
than they have been At any tine y itllih lie
Il ton and prospect ~ compared with that 0t
two yesT6 ago affpHtis good reason for sStis-
faetlon and epeoQE gelneIt."
il Soy. hleEuery falied to add, as he cDiild
have done, that The Htate had been nes froin
uFer30W angl IFS attendant disasters daring
the years 1895 and 31SS8, and tllaaks h III.
II Aofk q ne 4leKee s0gertorl II can be aeidgd
Wat NV haFe enj9yed similar iIaRlnnity,in
fhe iqlIosi9g table, made 20 fro1n otHieial
so4reaa, glYes
Il yooaERSRAIT4E 4gEsgIEs
os tls leYsg YORK a'5fillf tbe 'laligissratioRg
Should be Remembered that State Taxation
tqI, leyee par b9sas MAS limited by Che Consist
glltl9n e Qne Ili3l While RSIlFA taKation for
figures furnish lpasi thorpdgl praatiGai
setnQ nstratipa ~ the reason sYhy GOV Nc
lsnegH A. known a. the IleYee lS3Vefpofs
ADMINISTRATION n Gsy. Aiehglls, May nj IN.
s7alae ye1ea ~ saftllYafk y. .,....s. s,za6l
n AryAnef 81 cubic yards bud ger year B3l -as
n tended ogi leYeaa paf 5eat.. Sl8Esie s
Cost isr cgAid shid s.a.. ...ss. @s4
:, Aeigip sstEstiqn 81 eeg Nilt2. Jan 1s81 =
esll5le sglaq q earsAryssls $500. tg5aags
{ Altaker t5lfie ards htiit aer yeaf IN lla
q ~ e1fdaQ en ieYefa peg gear ..a e2lis32 Il
t4Ht lsar c44le YHltis -+4...4.g Mis-
AdpnRiai ration 81 Cot. fzners Oct Isl l85i rs
N ifqAo q, IN
gebie yards ~ eaFtllggcfl san ass
eslAlhtf eain SO rs Bull per year l5ti dal
eisslfA ~ ioYeta per 1tsr. ssss..4. 8lblt Is
Sos sseH T9 pls 9alsl 4.t.se.4..s. ~ i-la
Asilpinsetfai1 q GOV Aicheilf l1lEy IT. 4s77 q
T. IJa5i Is. i1s9-
gust Y fArlisEqrk 49,. s..... sae8Tgias
~ 20 llftt i1f7 q fllta f 3 iFater, etc 17ifi Or
X 4otat sArazse Jar 1e .......ts,. 81 u
Y OFT. ~ 1ssf
g9gt % earthHQgk .....-.+...-.4s!.... ssi5rlS =